Vietnam’s national shooting team, consisting of 14 male and 10 female shooters, left for the Republic of Korea (RoK) on September 4 in preparation for the forthcoming 17th Asian Games (Asiad) in Incheon.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Dang Che and Nguyen Huu Sam from the northern province of Bac Ninh are two of the few remaining artisans specialising in Dong Ho folk painting

 Children noisily shouted as two colourful lions, one red, one yellow, appeared at the entrance to Kim Ngan Communal House on Hang Bac Street on September 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's economic recovery has led to a decline in the country's unemployment rate, according to a report released by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) yesterday, Sept 3.

 Artist sheds light on urban development; HCMC to open “Our Common Home” festival; Ok-Om-Bok festival named national intangible heritage; Canon PhotoMarathon to launch in Vietnam;

Formosa IP to recruit nearly 3,000 foreign workers; HCMC establishes paediatric organ transplant centre; Whirlwind destroys houses in Dong Thap; Mother's liver saves 1-year old daughter;

Vietnam beefs up dairy industry; SCIC told to invest in Thai Nguyen steel project; CEO Forum slated for Sept 24; Over 100,000 workers needed in HCMC towards year-end; Vietnam boosts card-based payments

 An international workshop was held in Hanoi on September 4 on the draft proposal for the Lang Biang Biosphere Reserve, which will be submitted to UNESCO.

 The Vietnam Information Safety Association is investigating security breaches to as many as 745 websites in Vietnam during the National Day holiday, the agency announced on its website securitydaily.net on September 5.

 Phu My Hung Development Corporation is displaying a giant moon cake at Crescent Mall in Ho Chi Minh City's District 7 from September 5 to 7 as a symbol of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

 Six Vietnamese people were honoured with Cambodia’s Royal Order of Sahametrei at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 5, in recognition of their contributions to the countries’ friendship and interests.

Beach football championship to be held in Malaysia; Marksmen gearing up for ASIAD 17; Golfers to tee off at international Lang Co Classic; Young players represent Viet Nam at Asian championship

 Minh Phu Seafood Corporation (MPC) has been listed among the world’s 100 largest seafood companies in 2014, according to the latest report by UK-based Undercurrent News.

 All 150 petrol stations in the central province of Quang Ngai began selling a new, cleaner brand of petrol since the beginning of this week.

 About 21.6 million Vietnamese students started the new academic year, with official ceremonies held across the country on September 5.

Addressing the 6th APEC Human Resources Development (HRD) Ministerial Meeting, PM Nguyen Tan Dung noted that HRD is a cross-cutting issue and a decisive factor in maintaining the grouping’s dynamic and rapid growth.

 Cong Phuong’s late goal earned Vietnam three points in their opening match against U19 Australia of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Nuti Food U19 Cup taking place in Hanoi on September 5.

 Female Vietnamese badminton ace Vu Thi Trang on September 5 staged a fighting performance to stun top seed Hsu Ya Ching of Chinese Taipei 21-23, 21-19, 23-21 in the quarter-finals at the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Grand Prix Open for the first time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam lacked the capacity to respond to online copyright infringements, said Vu Ngoc Hoan, director of the national Copyright Office.

 The ministries of Health; Education and Training September 4 launched a program for the growth of height of Vietnamese youths in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has not allowed banks to go bankrupt, leaving many virtually dead banks, or as some people call them, “zombies”.

The Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean (FEDORA) on September 5 selected an independent film Flapping in The Middle of Nowhere as best film at the 71st Venice Film International Festival.

Vietnam’s jobless rate stood at around 1.84% in the second quarter, the lowest in the past year, according to the Institute of Labor Science and Social Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The government has allowed the Vietnam Shipping Lines Corporation (Vinalines) to use proceeds from the IPO (initial public offering) of its subsidiaries to restructure debt.

Vietnam-Vatican working group meets next week; VFF President receives Lao Buddhist Coalition leader; UNICEF vows to protect children’s rights; Japan friendship ambassador hailed; Kuwait-Vietnam parliamentarians group welcomed in Hanoi